Don’t Be That Guy: An Animated GIF Guide To Surviving New York (And Any Other City)

By All That's Interesting
Published April 25, 2014
Updated February 1, 2024

The pace is manic, there are seemingly a billion people crammed into a very small space, and it feels as though you are annoying each and every one of those one billion. Just going to New York is a feat in itself, but luckily Nathan Plye has created an entertaining guide so that getting around New York City is more manageable for you and it’s residents. Enjoy his animated GIF guide to surviving New York (and most other cities on the planet):

NYC GIF Guide Subway Entrances
Garbage Scent
Stay Out Of The Way
Subway Seats
NYC Love Hate Relationship
Restaurant Attire
Entering Subway Cars
Spotting Celebrities
Subway Seats
Recording Videos
New York City GIF Guide
Kissing In Public
Scams
Umbrellas
Cell Phone Service
NYC GIF Guide Holding Hands
Close The Door
Empire State Versus Chrysler Building GIF
Touching On The Subway
New York City GIF Assertive
New York City GIF Guide Eating On Subway Trains
New York City GIF Guide The Villages
Empty Subway Cars
Tourist Path
Shaking Buildings
Eating On The Street
Subway Love
NYC GIF Guide Bodegas
Walking Formation
NYC Etiquette Staying Focused
Union Square
Moving To New York City
Finding Housing In New York
Who Wins In NYC
New York City GIF Guide Puddles
Street Solicitations
New York City GIF Guide Heating

All the GIFs above are from Nathan Pyle, who just released NYC Basic Tips and Etiquette as a book. After you enjoy the gallery above, be sure to see Johnny T's equally useful and hilarious New York City tourist tips:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LmPBPWHJu4

And if you enjoyed this New York City GIF guide, be sure to see All That Is Interesting's other posts on incredible photographs of New York City, PBH2's collection of GIFs, the summer of 1969 in New York!

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